Team North America defeated Team World to win the 2013 World Financial Group Continental Cup title Sunday night at the Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, B.C. American teams skipped by Heath McCormick and Allison Pottinger contributed to the win.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 12, 2013
NBC Sports to air four games live from 2013 National Championships
(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - Twelve hours of live playoff action from the 2013 USA Curling National Championships presented by Brooms Up Curling Supplies will be broadcast on Universal Sports and NBC Sports Network.
On Friday, Feb. 15, Universal Sports will air both the women's semifinal and the men's semifinal games live. The women's game is set for 3 p.m. ET with the men's game following at 9 p.m. ET.
On Saturday, Feb. 16, the championship finals take center stage. NBC Sports Network will air the women's gold-medal match at 10 a.m. ET followed by the men's gold-medal final at 4 p.m. ET.
The last time curling was aired live nationally on TV in the United States was during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on NBC's networks.
This coverage is made possible through USA Curling's partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), which has arranged for a winter sports week of entertainment on the NBC networks to celebrate the one-year-to-go mark to the next Olympics. The 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, open Feb. 7. In addition to the 12 hours of curling, the NBC networks will carry four hours of luge from Feb. 8-10 and four hours of biathlon from Feb. 9-12.
"This is an awesome development for the competitors and fans of curling," said Rick Patzke, chief operating officer of USA Curling. "The NBC networks have been remarkable supporters of curling for more than a decade now, and the USOC's support beyond just the pursuit of medals means a lot to the overall growth of the sport."
The 2013 National Championships will take place Feb. 9-16 at the Cornerstone Ice Center in Green Bay, Wis. In addition to the above TV coverage, the 12th End Sports Network will webstream every draw from the 2013 and 2014 Men's and Women's National Championships in partnership with USA Curling. The 12th End Sports Network (www.tesn.us) is owned and produced by Rochester, N.Y., curlers Joe Calabrese and Brian Anderson. Fans in the stands in Green Bay will be able to listen to the webstream by purchasing a SmartBug radio at the arena.
USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery, and is partnered with Ludus Tours, RJM Licensing, Inc., and CurlingZone.
Visit the USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org and connect with USA Curling on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Foursquare.
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For more information: Terry Kolesar, USA Curling, terry.kolesar@usacurl.org, 715-344-1199, Ext. 202, or 608-338-9900 (cell).
Monday, January 7, 2013
The 2013 Winter World University Games (WUGs) will take place Dec. 11-21, 2013, in Trentino, Italy.
USA Curling's Trials for the 2013 WUGs will be hosted by the Four Seasons Curling Club at Fogarty Arena in Blaine, Minn., May 1-5, 2013. The registration deadline is Feb. 28, 2013. Entry fees will be $400 per team. An early registration discount of $10 per individual will be available through Feb. 14, 2013. Sign up here.
The USCA Trials will be in two parts - Qualifiers and Trials. Two teams will be selected by the High Performance Program for the Trials and two teams will come from open qualifiers, making the Trials a 4-team event replicating the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The format for the Trials qualifiers depends on the number of entries. The Qualifiers (if required) will take place at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minn., from approximately April 12-14, 2013. As soon as possible after the sign-up deadline, teams will be notified of the specific format, and the beginning and ending dates for the qualifiers. Event eligibility information can be found here.
Full details on the WUGs process are located in the 2012-13 USCA Rules of Curling & Competition, which is posted online at www.usacurl.org/curlingrocks.
The winners of the Trials will be nominated as Team USA for the event, subject to the USA qualifying for these championships.
Any athlete seeking further information should contact the relevant National Program Coach below:
Men - Phill Drobnick at curlmesabi@hotmail.com
Women - John Benton at jbenton1@usacurl.org
Sunday, January 6, 2013
The field for the 2013 National Championships is now set as the Men's Challenge Round came to a close Sunday night.
Friday, January 4, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 4, 2013
Ludus Tours and USA Curling partner to launch Follow The Team tour packages
(STEVENS POINT, Wis.) - Today Ludus Tours, a travel and hospitality company that specializes on packages to major global sporting and cultural events, signed a partnership with the United States Curling Association (d.b.a. USA Curling) to be its Official Tour and Hospitality Supplier. Through this sponsorship, USA Curling members are now offered exclusive Follow USA Curling Tour Packages and discounts to see their teams compete at various global events, including the 2014 Winter Games and the 2014 Continental Cup of Curling.
"As curling grows in popularity nationally and internationally, we want to be able to offer fans more opportunities to feel a part of the action," said Rick Patzke, chief operating officer for USA Curling. "Ludus Tours brings a solid reputation and insider knowledge to the fan experience and hospitality business. We want to help all fans get there, wherever there may be, and Ludus can help make a good curling experience great."
Follow USA Curling Tour Packages will include handpicked accommodations, private airport transfers, exclusive access to VIP hospitality and various other perks. USA Curling fans can now travel together to watch the sport's star athletes compete at events such as the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the 2014 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling (Jan. 16-19, 2014, in Las Vegas), which will be the first time this event is held outside of Canada. The Sochi Winter Olympic Games will take place two weeks later from Feb. 7-23, 2014. The XXII Olympiad marks the first time the Winter Olympics will take place in Russia.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer our packages and hospitality support to the USA Curling community," said Adam Dailey, managing director of Ludus Tours. "I love curling and we're looking forward to working with Rick (Patzke) and his team. We are really going to create and enhance the fan travel experience at curling events."
Ludus Tours is the Official Tour Operator for USA Luge and US Speedskating. Fans can view Sochi travel online at www.wintergames.travel. Ludus offers special discounts on most tour packages for USA Curling members.
About Ludus Tours Ludus Tours provides complete travel, tour and hospitality packages to the world's premier sporting and cultural events, including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, and Munich's Oktoberfest, among others. Tours is based in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.LudusTours.com.
USA Curling is sponsored by AtomAmpd, Nike, Brooms Up Curling Supplies, Sitrin, and The RAM Restaurant & Brewery and is partnered with Ludus Tours, CurlingZone, and RJM Licensing, Inc.
Visit the USA Curling website at www.usacurl.org and connect with USA Curling on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Foursquare.
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Media contacts: Larkin Geyer, Ludus Tours
866-343-6133, larkin@ludustours.com
Terry Kolesar USA Curling
terry.kolesar@usacurl.org, 715-344-1199, Ext. 202, 608-338-9900 (cell)
Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy holidays to all of our great supporters, fans, volunteers and friends from the USA Curling staff.
Please view this special greeting from Rick Patzke, our chief operating officer: http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c25268f54c595689f237b4786&id=c84fb52...
